On this late 1950s date, cornetist Nat Adderley was at the top of his game. Besides introducing his brother Cannonball’s "Sack O' Woe" and an early version of his own greatest hit ("Work Song"), this ...(Read More)

At the time of his untimely death in 1965 at the age of 47, Capitol Records had sold more than nine million Nat Cole platters. This sparkling new collection of 22 hits and rarities profiles the ...(Read More)

This set captures jazz great Stan Kenton and his Neophonic Orchestra, which shared the Los Angeles Music Center with Zubin Mehta's Philharmonic in the mid-'60s. On Disc 1, Kenton conducts Ralph ...(Read More)

British jazz singer Norma Winstone and her group take a fresh approach to Madonna's "Live to Tell" and to Dave Grusin's "It Might Be You" as well as to Ralph Towner's "A Breath Away" (with lyrics by ...(Read More)

The most popular female singer of the 1950s in the United States, Patti Page had chart hits into the early 1960s, even after the advent of rock & roll. Her frequently country-tinged ballads and ...(Read More)

From the best-known pianist to emerge from postwar New Orleans, these 12 tracks include essential repertoire staples such as "Big Chief," "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," "The Banana Boat Song," and ...(Read More)

One of the greatest crossover artists of all time performs his Billboard chart hits "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (1956), "Night Time Is the Right Time" (1959), "What'd I Say" (1959), "Georgia ...(Read More)

In his 70s, three-time Grammy winner Ramsey Lewis continues to be active in the jazz world, but he's also forging ahead with a newly inspired creativity as a composer. This album showcases a ...(Read More)

Taped at San Francisco's Keystone Korner in 1977, this swinging, bluesy session features two onetime members of Miles Davis's 1955 quintet, Red Garland and Philly Joe Jones. Tunes include "Dear Old ...(Read More)

Somewhere up in heaven, Billie Holiday is nodding and smiling as she listens to this fine band's languorous take on "Travelin' Light." Riverside puts a contemporary stamp on small-group improvisation ...(Read More)

"Suave, punching, a pleasure to hear," writes the LATimes of the music on this album, which has already been vetted by delighted audiences at sold-out live performances by MacFarlane and his ...(Read More)